By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) –
Not many bands can pull off what Big Wreck have managed and that’s go on hiatus under a different name for more than a decade and return as if nothing has changed. They’re currently touring for their latest album, Ghosts, which has now doubled their deuce of albums from the late 90s. On Thursday night, Big Wreck made their first of two appearances at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto – home to lead singer and front man, Ian Thornley.
Big Wreck split their set between old and new material and had already polished off “That Song” and “Albatross,” their two most popular tunes, causing the audience to second guess the flow of the show. However, on the contrary, Big Wreck continued to gain momentum and elongated almost every song with various interludes and even snippets of covers like “Another Brick in the Wall Pt. II.”
Thornley is the main man behind Big Wreck, he ran the show and all eyes were on him. With his shirt half undone, he kept his cool, and nailed every guitar solo and hit every note with his raspy, Chris Cornell-like vocals. (Who else thought it was Soundgarden the first time you heard “Albatross” on the radio?).
The set peaked at the end with the hauntingly beautiful “Blown Wide Open,” the airy chorus vocals echoed throughout that hall, which sent a shiver down your spine. Followed up by “Hey Mama,” a new song and risky choice to end the main set, but its rhythms rocked so hard that fans were into it just as much as the band.
The fun didn’t stop there either. The encore kicked off with a cover of ACDC’s “Highway to Hell” with guitarist Paulo Neta subbing in on lead vocals. The result created giggles among the band and sing-alongs among the crowd members. We then came full circle as the night, which ended with the song that started it all for Big Wreck, “The Oaf (My Luck is Wasted),” leaving their fans satisfied and themselves motivated for night two.
Opening the show were punk rockers, The Lazys. They began the night at a chaotic pace, gasing through songs from their debut album, Prison Earth. The New South Wales quintet jumped and head banged, whipping their lengthy hair in every direction and they easily riled up the capacity crowd and left them hungry for more.
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Big Wreck
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The Lazys
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